Measuring machine



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April 21, 1931. F. J. TILLMAN 1,802,320

MEASURING .MACHINE Filed MaIGh 8. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 21, 1931. F J, TlLLMAN K 1,802,320

MEASURING MACHINE Filed March 8. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IZZm/Z.

1 v been Patented Apr.. 21, 1931 UNrrsn stares PATENToFFics FERDI,NANBy J. TILLMAN, OF ST. LOIS, rSSUEt, ASSIGN'OR, BY IVIESNE ASSGNMENTS,

TO AMERCAN YARD--METER C0RP()EA'LKION,` ST. LOUIS, MSSOURI, A CORPORA- TION OE .MISSOURI Application led March S,

material is fed through the device as Well as providing improved computing or calculating means for automatically indicating the prices of yx rdage oriractions thereof `While the aterial is being measured, or after it has measured. Y

A further cbj ect ofthe invention is to provide improved means in a device ci this chai'- acter for preventing cutting or marking orp the material unless the material has been acf curately measured, and other means for preventing the device from being operated ai'ter a quantity of material has been measured ui:- til the yardage indicating carriage has been returned to neutral or zero position, so vas to provide accuracy in eachsucceeding measuring operation.

A still further object of the invention 1s to provide asetting carriage for' predetermimng the amount of material to ybe measured, said setting carriage beingco-operable With a locking device and an indicating carriage, said indicating carriage indicating the amount of goods vbeing measured, and cooper ating with the setting carriagepcausing the D locking device to actuate.

Figure 1 is a plan view of this improved device. y y

Figure 21s an elevation .of the price indi- M eating chart or sheet, portions thereor" being f broken away.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic elevation oi' the y price indicating chart reduced in size.

Figure l is a sectional plan .view oi l* ig. '1

4@ the intermediate parts thereof being broken away, the top ofthe frame and the chart sheet which is co-operable With the ydevice removed. Y Y Y Figure 5 is a side elevationof the parts disclosed in Fig. 4, the side of the 'frame being removed and the intermediateporuion thereof being broken away. Figure G is a vertical section taken approX- imatelv on the line VI-VI of Figi.,

Figdre 7 is a vertical cross section taken MEASURIG MACHINE Fig. t.

Fgure 9 is a transverse vertical section taken through the setting carriage ,on line IX-IX of Fig. 5.

Figure 10 1s a transverse vertical section taken through the indicating carriage on line y X-Xfof Fig; 5. 4

Figure 11r is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken on the line XI-XI of Fig. 1, disclosing an improved adjustable feet roller used in connection with this device.

Figure 12 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line X11- X11 of Fig. 11.

Figure 13 is a" transverse vertical section talren on the line XUL-,Xin 01"' Fig. 11.

Referring to thev drawings, the base 1 is provided With upwardly eiitending opposing end members 2 and 3, the upneredges d, Fig. 5, of saidl end members or Walls supporting a glass cover plate 5, and supported between said end members 2 and 3 beneath the cover plate 5 is a quantity scale 6, and paralleling said scale 6, and spaced apart therefrom is a grade scale 7, said scale 7 being arranged neath thecover plate' similar to the scale G, the spacing provided'between said scales (i and 7 forming a longitudinal sight opening 8. y l f y Supported from and between the ond members 2 and'B isa guiding roller 9V, Fig. G, said roller being arrangedbeneath the cover i plate` 5` andextending longitudinally Within the sight opening 8, andinounted over said rolier is a price indicatinglchart 10, the ends 11 of said chart beings-.secured to respectiiff'e Winding rollers12 which are borne byshaits 18 that are supported by the end members 2 and 3 adjacent the base 1.

spur gear 1.5'is a hand engageable knob 17 Y which is secured to the shaft 16 on the outside of the end member 2.

Having its opposite ends journaled, respectively, in the end-members 2 and 3, is a rotatable worm-shaft or actuator 18, soon to be more particularly described. The adjacent end of the actuator 18 is extended through and projects beyond the end wall 3, as at 31, for supporting a cylindrical cupshaped member operatively conjoined to and forming a measuring surface portion 19 of a material operable feed roller 20 mounted on the extension 31 of said shaft 18 for rotatie-n therewith, for a purpose soon appearing. However, it may be here stated, that said roller 20 is adapted for rolling engagement with the cloth to be measured in such manner as to rotate the actua-tor 18 and the measuring surface portion 19 proportionately to the length of cloth measured.

This feed roller 20, Figs. 12 and 13, is adapted for adjustment of its perimeter relatively to the measuring surface 19 suitably to mea-sure cloths of different thicknesses on rolling engagement therewith and includes a plurality of segmental portions 21, each portion 21 having an inclined arcuate surface 22 and an inclined arcuate surface 23, said surfaces 22 and 23 being extended from inwardly extending arms 40 and 40a, which are extended from each portion 21. The inclined portions 22 and 23 form hollow cones 24 and 25 when the segmental portions 21 are mounted together, as shown. and are for cooperation with respective inclined surfaces 26 and 27 or respective inciinod surfaces 28 and 29, as presently appearing, said surfaces 26, 27, 28 and 29 being extended from a sleeve 30 which is threadingly engaged on the eX- tension 31 of the worm shaft 18 and is adjustable thereon. Mounted on the shaft extension 31 between the measuring surface portion 19 and one end of the sleeve 30. is a spring 32, Fig. 11, and for engagement with the opposite end of said sleeve is a loch nut 33 which is mounted on the threaded portion 34 formed on said shaft extension 3l, and for turning said sleeve are hand engaging portions 35. For closing the open end 36 of tbe feed roller 20, a circular plate 37 is provided, said plate being secured in place by a securing screw 38 which is mounted on the shaft extension 31.

rThe structure just related relative to the feed roller 20 is for the purpose of decreasing or enlarging the diameter of said roller by which the measuring circumference thereof will be decreased or increased, and in this connection, ify it is necessary to slightly increase the diameter of the roller after the closure plate 37 has been removed and the lock nut 33 loosened, the hand engaging portions are manipulated so as to turn the sleeve 30 in a left hand direction thereby causing the conical shaped inclined surfaces 26 and 27 to bear against respective inclined portions 22 and 23, and force the segments 21 outwardly.

If'it is desired to decrease the size of the roller 2O it is obvious that by manipulating the sleeve 30 in an opposite direction, the inclined portions 28 and 29 of said sleeve will respectively bear inwardly against inclined portions 22 and 23 of the segments 21 and draw said segments innf'ardiy. For holding the adjusted positions of the segments 21 of the feed roller 20, the lock nut 33 is operated against the adjacent end of the sleeve 30, and for keying the feed roller 2O to the worm shaft 18, a vertical slot 39, Fig. 13, is provided in each side portion Il() of each of the segmental portions 21, each of said slots being engaged by respective projections 41, which are borne by the measuring surface portion 19, whereas the portion 19 is secured to the shaft by pinning as shown in Figs. 4 and 8.

Arranged in horizontal and parallel relation with the worm shaft 18 and supported between the end members 2 and 3 is a guide rod L12, Figs. 4, 6 and 19, and slidably mounted on said rod and said worm shaft is an indi ating carriage 3 adapted to determine a selected iiieasursement on operative association with a setting means as presently appearing, and bearing an indicating hand ad, which is adapted to register with the quantity scale 6 and characters on the chart sheet 19, and borne by said carriage is a reciprocally mounted spring pressed locking member 45, Fig. 10, for engagement with the teeth of the worm shaft, said locking member bearing a manipulating knob 46.

Arranged beneath the worm shaft 18 and supported between the end members 2 and 3 is a horizontally extending bar 47, bearing a plurality of teeth 48 which are formed on one side thereof, the number of .said teeth being equal to the number of threads on the worm shaft, and for miga-gement with said teeth l18 is a spring pres l locking member 5() which is borne by a setting carriage 5l that is slii'lably mounted on said bar 47 and for the further support of said carriage 51 is a rockable bar 52, Figs. and 9, which is ar ranged parallel to the bar Li7 and supported in the end members 2 and 3. One end of the locking member 59 is extended through a longitudinally exposed slot which is formed iu the casing or covering of the measuring device. said member being in a position accessible to the operator. Mounted on one end of said bar 52, is a stop dog 53, Fig. 7, and for rocking said bar 52 is a spring actuated member 54, Fig. 9, wiich is carried by the carriage 51 and has a portion 55 which projects upwardly therefrom, said member 54 being slidably relate-fl to said bar 52 and keyed thereto by the flat surface 56 thereof bearing against the flat side 57 of said bar.

The projecting portionof the member t54fis extended so as .to be within the horizontal traveling plane of the depending cam surface 58of the indicating carriage L.13,Figs. 5 and 9, so that when said carriage 43 has traversed the worm shaft 18 to a position whereink the indicating hand 4:11 thereof is in register with the indicating hand 59 of the setting carriage 51, the cam surface 58borne thereby will'bear against the portion 55 of the member 54e of the setting carriage, thereby turning said member 54@- and rocking the bar 52, bearing the stop dog 53.

A stopping projection 60 is grovided'on one end of the worm shaft 18 adjacentthe end member 3, said projection being for cooperation with the dog 53, Fig. 7, and paralleling'said shaft 18 is a combined releasing and locking bar 61, reciprocally mounted'in the end members Q aiid 3, said bar-'bearingsJ projection 62 adjacent the end member 3, and for co-operation with said projectionis an engaging portion 63 of a bell crankjlever 6, which is pivoted at to the end member 3, the extending end66 of said lever 6a bearing a pin 67 which is engaged within the bifuroated end 68 of a vertically reciprocable member 69, which is mounted against the end member 3. l"Borne by the extending end 70 of the lever Gais a. pin 71, engaging within a slot 72 of a swingable locking member 73 which is pivoted at'7L to the end member, Vand formed on said member 7.3'is a :stopping portion 75 which is co-operable with aprojection 76, Figs. 7 and 8, ofl a releasing lever 7 7 which is pivoted at 78 to the opposite side of the end member 3 to which the locking member 73 issecured, said projection 76 passing through a slot 79 formed insaid end member 3. l

Bearingagainst the upper portion of the lever 77 is an arm 80, Fig. 8, of a swingalole frame 81 which is mounted on an axle 82, said axle being supported at vone end in the end member 3 and at .its oppositev end in a bearing 84, Fig. 5, which is extended upwardly from the base extension 85 and born-e by said frame by a universal iiiounting'oigiiiibal device, as presently appearing, is a roller supporting frame-86 which is swingably secured thereto by the axle 87, saidV frame 86 supporting a pair of spaced apart parallel gripping rollers 88 which are adapted'to under-engage Vthe feed roller 20, saidgripping rollers being caused to normally bear against the feed rollei' by pressure of the coil spring v89 which is mounted. on the axle 82 and efe-operable with the swingable vframe l8l. 7j

Extending` upwardly from the ase .1 v`and the base'extension 85 adjacent the handengaging end 90 of the releasing lever 77 isla knife bearing block 91, Figs. l and 8, through which is formed a'vertical slot 92 through which the hand engaging portion 90 of the lever 77 extends, and pivoted`atv93to` said block is a marking or cuttingr knife 94, the cutting edge of which is co-operable with the block 91, and for actuating said knife inr a cutting direction a finger engaging portion is formed thereon, said knife being actuatedV in*v the opposite direction by a spring 96.

One end of the part 19 of the feed roller 20 is hoilowed out, as designated at 97, Figs. 11 and 8, thereby providing a peripheral wall 98 in which is formed a locking slot 99, and for engagement in said slot is a projection 100, which is extended from the bell crank lever 611Fig. 41, said projection 100 passing through the circularly formed slot 101, Fig.

8, of the end member or wall3.

Formed in the rear portion of the block 91V adjacent the pivot 93, Fig. 4, to which the knife 91 is secured is a slot 102, Fig. 5, and

borne by said vknife and projecting through I said slotisa projection 103, said projection Yadapted to engage a swinging member 101 is pivoted at 105 to the block 91, saidl f 104i, Figs. 5 'and 7, having its extendv, nd 106 engaged within a slot 107 which is formed in the depending extremity 108 of the reciprocable member 69.

` rEhe feed roller 20 is of a diameter wherein the circumference thereof will measure oneeightli of a yard or four and one-half inches andas shown in Figs. 1 and 5 the cylindrical measuring surface or band 19 is provided with the inch measurements and fractions thereof asv pertaining tothe said one-eighth 4 or a yard or four and one-half inches, the

cipher of said measuring surface 19 designating a neutral or zero position when arranged Aupwardly,and centrally as shown in Fig. 1,

and vregistering with the indicating mark 109,

thereof will indicate a neutral position on the quantity scale 6.

TWhen it is desired to engage a length of material torbe measured beneath the feed roller 20, the handengaging end 90, Fig. 8.` of the'lever 77`is'lifted upwardly and held up, therebylowering the gripping'V rollers 88 from theroiler 20 and the forward edge of the` material uponpbeing insertedv between the pair' ofrollers 88and rollery 20 is brought toa position in line with the cutting edge of theV block 91, and the lever 77 is then released, thereby allowing tlie rollers 88 to cngage the material against the roller 20.

Either before or after inserting the material to be measured between the rollers 88v and 20, the setting carriage 51 is released from its locked position with the bar 47 by the operator inwardly pressing the locking member and unlocking it from engagement with the teeth 48 of said bar, the operator while still holding the member 50 inwardly, moving the carriage 51 therewith along the bars 47 and 52 on which it is mounted to a predetermining position relative to the amount of goods to bepassed between said rollers and measured. As shown in Fig. 1, if nine yards is the amount desired, the indicating hand 59 of said setting carriage is placed at a position of register with the numeral 9 of the quantity scale 6. The forward portion of the length of material is then pulled, thereby rotating the feed roller 20 along with the worin shaft 18, and causing the indicating carriage 43 to traverse said shaft towards the feed roller, and as said carriage 43 reaches a position above the setting carriage 51, the cam surface 58, Fig. 5, borne by the carriage 48 will. bear downwardly on the portion of the member 54 borne b v the setting carriage 51, and rock the bar 52, Fig. 9, andthe stop dog 53 thereof will be moved so that said dog will be placed in the path of travel of the projection 60, Fig. 7, of the worm shaft 18, in which position the worm shaft will be prevented from further turning when the projection thereof engages the dog l The pitch of the threads of the worm shaft 18 is such wherein one yrevolution of said shaft will cause the indicating carriage 43 to travel and indicate one-eighth of a yard on the quantity scale 6, therefore, the position of stopping of said shaft relative to the projection 60 thereof engaging the dog' 59 will always be in a position of one-eighth of a yard meastu'ement` and when the cam surface 58 of the carriage 48 actuates the member 54 of the carriage 51, the dog 53 will have moved to engage the projection 69 of the shaft 18 at the time when the indicating hand 44 of the carriage 43 has reached a position of registry with the indicating hand 59 of the carriage 5l, thereby indicating to the operator that the predetermined amount of nine yards had been passed beneath the feed roller 20, and in which the shaft 18 will be locked against further movement.

Since the circumference of the measuring surface 19 of the feed roller 2O measures oneeighth of a yard. the position of stopping of the shaft 18 leaves the cipher of the lneasuring surface 19 in register with the indicating mark 109. and in this position of stopping, the slot 99, Fig. 8` formed in the peripheral wall 98 of the feed roller 20 is in an aliuing position with the projection 100 of the bell crank lever 64, such registering positions of the slot 99 and projection 100 allowing the knife 94 to be actuated downwardly by the operator for cutting or marking the goods after measuring, and in which the operator upon pressing the finger portion of the knife, will cause the knife to be moved downwardly and the projection 103, Figs. 4 and 5,

of said knife will bear against and downwardly move the member 104, and inasmuch as the member 104 is in engagement with the lower extremity of the reciprocable member 69, Fig. 7, said member will be moved downwardly thereby swinging the bell crank 64, and in which the projection of said bell crank will traverse the slot 99 thereby locking the feed roller 20 against further turning.

Vhen the knife 94 is released, it will be returned to its neutral position by the spring 96, Fig. 4, said knife, however, in its returning movement being inactive on the reciprocable member 69 and bell crank 64, Fig. 7, on account of said part 64 being held in its moved position by engagement of the projection 62 of the locking bar 61 being drawn beneath the engaging portion 63 of the bell crank lever 64 as said lever was moved, said bar being actuated by the spring 111. In this connection the projection 10() of the bell crank lever 64 will be held in the slot 99 of the feed roller 20.

The moving of the bell crank lever 64 by the downward actuation of the knife 94 causes the swinging locking member 78, Fig. 7, to move and elevate the stopping portion T5 thereof away from the projection 'T6 of the gripping roller releasing lever 77, Fig. 8, thereby allowing the operator to elevate the hand engaging end 90, of said lever 77, the upward movement of said lever bearing against the arm 8O of the frame 81, and inasmuch as said frame is swingable on the axis 82, the gripping rollers 88 will be released from engagement with the feed roller 20, so that the operator can remove the goods from between said rollers 88 and said feed roller.

From the foregoing descriptioi'i relative -to the actuation of the knife 94 towards cut- 64 could enter the slot 99 of the feed roller 20, and in connection therewith the goods or material between the gripping rollers 88 and feed roller 2O could not be removed, and for predeterminingl the time of actuation of the knife so that it cannot be actuated until a predetermined amount of material has been measured by the feed roller 20, a locking arm, 112, Fig. 7, is extended from the dog 53 for engagement with an abutting portion 113 borne by the bell crank lever 64, said locking arm 112 preventing the lever G4 being moved by actuation of the knife 94 while the indicating carriage 43 is traversing the shaft 18 and until the dog 53 has been actuated towards stopping the rotation of the shaft 18 by theactuationof the cam surface 58, Fig. 5, of the indicating rcarriage 43 onthe member 54 of the setting c'arriagek51, 'such' moved stopping position of the dog 53 moving the lockf ing arm 112 from engagement with the abutting portion 113 of the lever 64, leaving said lever 64 free to be moved upon actuation of the knife 94, said dog 53 being then locked in stopping position bysaid arm 112 engaging the under side of portion 113 until return of member 64 to normal position, whereby the actuator 18, lockable by the dog 53, is in conjointrlockring relation with the roller 20.

For releasing and resetting the parts after a desired amount of material has been measured'and cut, the indicating carriage 43 uponbeing moved to a neutral position'relative to the quantity scale 6, will engagevand press against the projection 110, F ig. 5, which extends from the locking bar 61 adjacent the end member ,2, thereby drawing said bar rearwardly7 and releasing the projection 62 borne thereby from engagement with the portion .63 of the bell crank lever 64 thereby allowing said lever to be moved to the position shown in Fig. 7 by the drawing action of the spring 115 of the reciprocable member 69. in returning the indicating carriage 43 to its neutral position, when the cam surface 58 i thereof was released from the member 54 of the setting carriage 51, said member 54 upon being released allowing thespring 116, Fig. 9, to become active upon the dog 53 and rock shaft 52, thereby returning said dog to its neutral position.

To obtain predetermined measurements ofk the material by use of this machine it is desirable that the carriage y51 be moved to position wherein the portion 55 engages the cam 58 of the carriage 43. This holds the bar52 in its rocked position'and the locking arm 112 below the abutting portion A118 Yof the lever 64 so thatthe grippingrollers 88 may be moved from the feed roller to permit the cloth to beV inserted4 between the rollers.

Next,V Vin making Vpredetermined Ineas-urements, the carriage 51 is moved to its proper position along its supporting bars 47 and 52. i The setting of thelpredeterminmg carriage 51 'rela-tive to` indicating a desired amount of material to be measured is mainly used when tor can then continually exert yapull on the material duringjthe feeding operation of the material beneath the feed roller without paying attention .tothe travel of the1 indicating carriage 43, for as Valready described the rotation ofthe feed roller 20, will be stopped when the indicating carriage 4 3 has traveled to registering position with the predetermining or setting Vcarriage 51. In measuring short lengths of material in which the ,travel of the indicating Carriage 43V on the worm shaft 18 will not be great, the use ofthe setting `carriage .51 .can be dispensed with, as the operator can readily follow the travel of the indicating carriage on the quantity scale 6 during the pulling of a short Vlength of material beneaththe feed roller, and in orderl to carry out the short length measuring operation the locking member of the setting carriage 51 is released from the teeth of the bar 47, so that said carriage can be moved along saidfbar to a position adjacent the end member 3 and inasmuch as vsaid carriage is also supported on the rock bar 52 the dog 53 Vwillcbe 'engaged bythe moving carriage 51 wards affecting a lock ontheknife 94 and feed roller 2O the lock created by the projection 100 of the bell crank lever 64 being co operable with the peripheral wall 98 of the feed roller 29 is relied upon to prevent cuting operation'of the knife 94 and releasing operation of the gripping rollers 88 and in which said knife can not be operated or the gripping rollersy released from the feed roller until the desired amount of short length material hasrbeen properly measured, for as already stated, the cipher ofthe measuring suri face .19 must register with the indicating mark 109 before the projection 10() can enter the slot 99 of the feed roller 2O before the knife 94 can be operated.

If during the measuring of a` predetermined length of material, orafter a lengthof material has been measured out and the material has not been moved from betweenthe pair of rollers 88 and the `feed roller 20, and it is afterwards desired to increase the length of the measured piece of material, the locking Vn'1em`ber50 ofthe setting carriage 51 is engaged so as to release it from its predeterminedly set position on the bar 47 and said carriage is then advanced along said bar so that the indicating hand 5,9 thereofcan be located in an advanced position relative to the cpiantityV scalek 6. After the settingv carriage 51 has been moved away from the indicating carriage 43 it is obvious that the member 54 a number Gf yardg is agrada as the Opemf of the setting carriage'was released from the cam surface 58 of the indicating carriage whereby the dog 53 swas'released from or moved out .of the'pa'th of travel of the stopping projection 60 of the worm shaft '18 by the action of the coil spring llrwhich is se cured to the lower end of the member 54 and thecarriage 51. i

j If it is desired to measure a length of material of which the length thereof willl end in inches such as nine and one-third yards, or nine yards and'twelve inches, ,the operator on predetermining the location of the setting carriage 51 `will locate the indicating 'hand 59 loo Yment of 91,@ has been fed between the pair of rollers 8S and the feed roller 20,"the setting carriage 51 is then moved forwardly by the operator so that the feedroller 20 can be operated further, and owingto said roller being stopped by the action of the dog 53 at which time the cipher of the measuring surface 19 thereof will be in register with the indicating mark 109, the operator will then further engage and pull en the material relative to increasing the measured length thereof to nine yards and twelve inches, from the measurement of 91/5 yards or nine yards and nine inches, such further measurage being taken from the measuring surface'19 of the feed roller 20 and not by the traveling indication of the carriage 43 and when the indicating character 3 of the measuring surface 19 has travelled to a position of register' with the indicating mark 109, the desired amount of material measuring nine and one-third yards has been measured.

On account of the knife being capable of actuationnonly when the cipher ofthe measuring surface 19 is in register witlrthe indicating mark 109, theoperator will have to hand eut the measured material at the location of the: cuttingblock 91.

In measuring remnants of material, the settingY carriage 51 is wholly disregarded and moved forward to an ineffective position relative to the carriage 43, and ou account of the forward portion of the material not being engaged by the roller Q0 owing te said roller being located a distance away from the cutting block 91, the indicating carriage '-13 is released and moved to a position of register with the first l/fq yard measurement of the quantity scale G Ybefore the measuring operation is carried on, said' 1/8 yard measuring indication being equal to a length of material extending from the ledge 119 which is marked or designated as remnant end to the cutting block 91. In the operation of measuring on a remnant length and on the pulling of said length through the rollers, care taken so that the operation of the feed. roller will be stopped when the rear end of the remnant length hasreached the ledge 119, and which the length of the rear portion of the material extending from the cutting block 91 over the feed table 120, between the rollers 88, feed roller'O to said ledge 119 as shown by the dotted lines designated at 121, will measure one-eighth of a yard, said length of one-eighth of a yard beine that portion which was previously indicated as measured en the quantity scale 6 before the measuring operation of the remnant length was begun, such a method of measuring calculation bein(i brought about on account of the cutting bloc i 91'and feed roller 20 being arranged a distance from one another, in which the measuring distance from the vertical center of said feed roller on its lower periphery to the edge of said cutting block is one-sixteenth of a yard.

The supporting frame S6 of the gripping rollersV 88 is adapted to swing in two directions relative to therfeed roller 2O and in order to make both of the swinging movements automatic, the axis 87 of the frame 86 is turnable in a universal mounting or gimbal device including a centrally arranged block 122 which is supported from opposing pintles each of which is supported from cross bars 124, said cross bars being borne by the frame 81. WithV such a'swinging arrangement of the supporting frame 86, provision is made whereby the gripping rollers 88 Vcan automatically seat themselves in a transverse direction or position relative to the feed roller 20 as well as automatically and longitudinally seating themselves to the feed roller lengthwise thereof, thereby providing assurance that the gripping rollers will engage Vthe periphery of the feed roller their entire length, all of which is for the purpose'of providing a maximum of gripping surface so that slipping of material when pulled between the pair of gripping rollers and the feed roller is prevented;Y

All ofthe aforesaid construction relates more particularly to the mechanism pertaining to the measuring operation of the device, the calculation of the price of the material measured or to be measured being carried out by the cti-operation of the parts aforereferred lto Yas the grade scale 7, quantity scale 6, and price indicating sheet 10 and in this connection the grade scale 7 is provided with a plurality of different yardage prices denoting different grades of material, whereas the quantity scale 6 is provided with yardage characters measuring in eighths of yards up to 10 yards,fand the price chart sheet 10 is provided with a pluralityY of different prices corresponding to the eighth yardage measurements of the quantity scale 6 and there being a diagonal line 125 extending from adjacent the lower left-hand corner of theV sheet- 10 to the upper right-hand corner thereof. The diagonal line 125 is co-operable with the grade scale 7 and the indicating sheet 10 for carryin out an improved method of calculation, as disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,503,076. Y

In the measuring operation on the material it is obvious that the indicating hand 4l of the indicating carriage 43 will simultaneously point out the price of the measured mal so . against by the pin terial on tliedouble column of the indicating sheet 10 which is disclosed through the sight .opening 8 as well as the amount of material measured. TTor holdingk the chart sheet ina locked position against being disturbed by another operator, while the original operator is conversing with a customer, a locking member 126, F ig. 5,is provided, saidinember being spring actuated andreciprocable within the end member or wall 2, and has aportion 127 adapted to engage withi-n the teeth` of the vgear 15, said locking member 126 having an extendiinr portion 128 arranged in the path of travel of the carriage 43so that when said carriage is moved to its neutral position, the portion 128 will be engaged, thereby forcing the teeth engaging portion 127 from engagement with the teeth of the gear 15, the locking of said gear only being affected after the measuring operation has begun and the carriage 43 has moved a distance on the shaft 18.

For withholding the locking member 126 from locking engagement with the gear 15,

the knob 129 is engaged and pulled and thev For preventing the operator from' acci` den-tally removing the material from betweenthe rollers 2O and 88 after the Vmeas-k uring operation and without cutting the material. a bell crank lever 132, Fig. 7is pivoted a t 133 to the end member 3, said lever 132 having' an arm 134 which is adapted to be borne I 135 which is carriedr by the reciprocable member 69, said lever 132 having a depending arm 136 which has an engaging portion 137, said portion'137 normally being 'arranged in the path of travel and against a stop pin 138 which is carried by the swingable locking member 73, said portion 137 being held against the pin 138 by a spring 139. In this position of the bell crank lever 132 relative to the members 69 and 73, if the operator attempted to remove the material from between the rollers before actuating the knife 54, the releasing upward movement of the lever 7 7 relative to swingingv the frame 81 which carries the gripping yrollers 88, would be prevented'on account of the stoppin 138 being in abutting engagement with the portion 137 of the bell kcrank lever 132, said stop pin preventing the swingable member .7 3 beingactuated by the projection 76 ofthe lever r77. f

TWhen the operator,'howevenbears downwardlyonthe knife-94 after a proper measuring operation,` the reciprocableA member 69 will be Vmoved downwardly, and upon the initialniovement of said member 69, thepin 135 will bearagainst the arm 134 of the bell crank lever 132, thereby swinging the arm 136 of lsaid lever 132 so that the engaging portion 137 thereof is moved from abutment with the stop pin 138 of the swingable member 73, such swinging movement of said lever 132 being brought about before the bifurcated end 68 of the reciprocable 1nember69 has become effectiveon the pin 67 of the bell crank lever 64, and as the knife continues to move towards cutting position, the lever 64 will actuate the member 73, andthe projectien 62 of the locking bar 61 `will aflect the lock on the bell crank lever 64 and incidentally Vlock the members 69 and 73 in tneir moved positions, as shown in Fig. 6, and in whichv the moved position of the locking member-73 will permit the projection 76 of the roller releasing lever 77 to be actuated for moving the gripping rollers from engagement with the material between them and the feed roller.

If, however, the operator for any reason desires to manually move the locking bell crank lever 132 to ineffective position relative to the locking member 73, the button 140, Fig. 4, is turned so as to cause the arm 141, F ig. 7, to-bear against the end 142 of the bell crank lever 132, therebyswinging the depending arm-136 of said bell crank lever out of engagement with the stop pin 138 of the members 73, rSaid button 14() and arm 141 being mounted on theshaft 143 which is ei;- tended-through the end member 3.

For preventing the indicating carriage 43 from being accidentally moved forwardly from the Zero or neutral position as indicated by the hand 44 thereof as shown inFig. 1, a pawl 144, Figs. 4 and 10, is secured to one side of said carriage, for engagement with the'threads ofthe worm shaft '18. In this connection the pawl 144 ywill bear against a thread of said worm shaft adjacent the indicating carriage 43 as shown in Fig. 4 so that said carriage can not be moved forwardlyby hand operation. f i i What I claim is f Y 1. In a measuring machine, an actuator, a carriageV borne by and movable alongsaid actuator, a measuring scale co-operable with said Carriage, a pair of'friction rollers one of which operates said actuator, severing means for operating on the measured material, operating means for said severing means, other means to be actuated by said operating means and means to vprevent such actuation unless one of said rollers is in a determined position.

2. Ina measuring machine, an actuator, a carriage borne by and movable along said actuator, a scale cor-operable with said carriage,

` a 'measuring roller for operating saidactuator, severing means for operatingontie material after it has been measured by said roller, operating means for said severing means, and other means co-operable With said operating means having a part which is co-operable with said roller when said roller is moved into a determined position.

3. In a measuring machine, the combination of a` feedA roller havingl a circumference equal to one-eighth of a yard, a shaft to which said roller is secured, a quantity indicating scale bearing one-eighth yard graduations, and an indicating carriage movably mounted on said shaft and adapted to travel the approximate length of'said scale.

et. In a measuring machine, the combination of a Worm shaft, a material feed roller for operating said shaft, a friction roller eooperable With said feed roller, a quantity indicating scale, an indicating carriage movable along and by said shaft and said scale, a knife for operating on the material after it has passed between said reliefs, locking means eo-operable Witl said feed roller, a

member co-operable with said knife and said locking means to be actuated by said knife, and means (ro-operable with said member for preventing said friction roller from being moved from co-operation with said feed roller.

5. In a measuring machine, the combina.- tion of a material feed roller, a' actuator operated by said roller, a quantity scale, an in dicating carriage adapted to be operated by said actuator' along said scale, a stopping mechanism co-operable with said actuator to stop operation of said actuator positively, a setting carriage for predetermining the tance of travel of said indicating carriage, and means borne by said setting carriage for actuating said stopping mechanism to position to stop rotation of said actuator posi ely, said means adapted to be actuated by said indicating carriage.

(i. In a measuring machine, the combina-` tion of a material feed roller, a scale, an actuator operated by said roller, an indicating carriage mounted on said actuator foil movement along said scale, a setting carriage cooperable with said scale adapted to beset a predetermined distance forwardly of said indieating carriage, a stmipinyil mechanism cooperable Vith said actuator. and means borne by said setting carriage for actuating id mechanism, said indica 'ing carriage hav means adapted during its travel to engage said actuating means.

7. In a measuring machine, the combination of a material feed roller, a worm shaft operable by said roller, means co-operable with said shaft for forming a lock thereto, an indicating carriage mounted on said shaft and movable thereby, and an adjustable member having a movable portion for co-operation with said locking means ef said shaft and said carriage.

8. In a measuring machine, in combination, a material measuring roller, a Worm shaft operable by said roller, an indicating carriage mounted on said shaft, shaft-locking means, adjustable means co-operable With said indicating carriage for actuating said shaft locking means, a knife for cutting the material, and knife-locking means co-operating with said shaft-locking means for prevent-in g actuation of said knife while said measuring roller is measuringly operating on the material.

9. In a measuring machine, in combination, a material measuring roller, a Worm shaft operable by said roller, an indicating carriage mounted on said shaft, shaft-locking means, adjustable means co-operable with said indicating carriage for actuating said shaft locking means, a knife for cutting the material, knife/locking means cri-operating with said shaft-locking means for preventing actuation of said knife While said measuring roller is measru'ingly operating on the material, a pair of gripping rollers normally adapted to grip the material against the measuring roller, means for releasing said gripping rollers from material gripping position, and means co-operable with said knife-locking means for locking said releasing means against releasing movement.

10. In a measuring machine, in combination, a. material measuring roller, an actuator operable by said roller, an indicating carriage actuable by and along said actuator, a setting carriage located in the path of travel of said indicating carriage, a stopping member cooperable with said actuator, means borne by the setting carriage for actuating the stopping member, and means borne by the indicating carriage adapted during its travel to engage said actuating means.

1l. In a measuring machine, the combination of a material feed roller, a worm shaft operable by said roller, an indicating carriage mounted on said shaft, a knife for cutting the material after it has been measured by said roller, a locking mechanism for preventing said knife from being actuated While said roller is operating on the material, a stopping nember co-operable with said shaft, and a setting carriage adapted to be arranged forwardly of said indicating carriage, Said setting carriage having means related to said member' and said indicating carriage, said indicating carriage being adapted to engage and actuate said means of said setting carriage, said member being cooperable with said locking mechanism for releasing it.

l2. In a measuring machine, in combination, a measuring roller, a marking element located at a distance from and adapted to be moved across the path of material measured by said roller, a member having a measuring ledge located a distance from, and on the side of, said roller opposite to that of said l'ns said element, an indicatingmeans actuable by said measuring roller, and a scale 3o-related With said measured length andsaid indicating means.

13. In a measuring machine a measuriifi- D 7 29 Y roller, a gripping roller co-.operable With' sai-d VVa5 measuringroller, supporting means fori said gripping roller, said supporting means adapted to be moved so that tlie gripping roller can be disengaged from co-operation. with said measuring'roller, a knife, a locking mechanism for said knife, said supporting means of said gripping roller having a portion vin co-operationA with said locking mechanism.

let, In a measuring machine, a measuring roller, a Vgripping roller adapted to co-.operate with said measuring rollei,"a frame fortheY support of said gripping roller, saidl frame beingpivoted so asto swing both transversely and laterally of said measuring roller.

15. In a `measuring machine a movable chart, means for operating said chart,locl ing ineaiisnorinally engaging said chart operating means, and a movable indicating meinbei co-operable With said chart Vadapted when at neutral position'to engage said locking means 'for disengaging the saine from said chart operating means. f c y 16, Ina measuring machine vthe combination of a measuring roller, an actuator oper# ated by said roller, ameinber coioperable with Y said actuator for forming a 4loclr thereto,

means for actuating said member, and an indicating carriage Vmounted on said actuator adapted to engage said'meansand actuate said member'to alocking vpositionrelative to said actuator. f j

17. In a measuring machine, anactuatoiya measuringroller foroperating said actuator, a graded scale, a travelingindicator co-operable with said scale operated by .said actuator, adjustable means adapt-ed to'be arranged forwardly ofsaidindicator, locking means for said actuator for preventing operation Vthere,- of and actuating means bornecby sai'tl-acljiist.- able means to be acted onby'saidindicator during the travel of saidindicator.- Y s 18.'Ina measuring-machine, a support, 'a

setting carriage movablel along said ysupport,

a rotary thrcadedfactuator shaft, 'an indi v4eating carriage screwed on said shaft and movable along said shaft When said shaft'is rotated, mechanism Yfor rotating saidshaft I I to move said indicating carriage toward said vsetting carriage, a lock .for said shaft, and

Vmeansl in said setting carriage and operated by said indicating carriage to move said lock jto position to 'stop rotation of said shaft.

l19.. In a measuringmachine, asupport, a

setting carriage movable along saidvsupport, a roclrablebar cooperating With saidsupport `tosupport vsaid setting carriage, a rotary' 21. In a measuring threaded `,actuator shaft, an indicatingcarriage, a part in said indicatingrcarriage hav-g erated said rockable bar for stoppiiig'ro-- tation of said shaft.'y

y20. In a measuring machine, a support, a setting carriage movablealong said support, a rockable bar'cooperating with said support to support said setting carriage, awrotary threaded actuatorshaft,W an indicating carriageapart ,in said indicating' carriage having threaded engagement yvith said shaft for movement byV said shaft, mechanism for ro tatingsaid vshaft to move said indicating car?. riage toward said settingjcarriage, devices supported by said setting carriage and operated byy saidindicating carriagey for rock-V ing said rockable bar, and means operated by said rockablebar for stopping rotation of said shaft.' o machine, a support, a setting carriage movablealong said support, a rockable bar cooperating with said support to support said settingcarriage, a rotary threaded actuator shaft, an indicating carriage, a part in' said indicating carriagehaving threadedengag'ement Withv said shaft for movement by said shaft,` meclianism for rotatingv said shaft to move said indicating carriage toward said setting'xcarriage, devices supported by. said setting ycarriage and operated by said indicatingcairiage for rocking said rockable bar, mea-ns operated by said roclrable bar for stopping rotation Vof said shaft, and means for releasing said stopping means from said shaft-When said indicating carriageis moved away from said setting carriage.

22. In a measuring machine, a laterallyv adjustable setting carriage, a rotary threadl ed actuator fshaft, 'an indicating carriage, a part in` said indicating carriage having threaded engagement with lsaid shaft for moving said indicating-carriage toward said Y 'setting carriage, an elementsettable in positioirto stop rotation of said shaft, anda device in said setting carriage and operated by Vsaid indicatingy carriage for moving said element to position tostop rotation of said shaft.

'23, In a measuring machine, a laterally ad` justable setting carriage, a rotary threaded actuator shaft, an indicating carriage, a part in said'indicating carriage having threaded engagementf'with said shaft for moving Y indicating carriage-toward -said setting carriage, an ,element `settable in rposi-tion to stop y rotation of said shaft, a device in vsaid ,settingcarriage 4and operated by said indicating'carriage'forgmovingj said elementto position toy stoprotation of said shaft, means settin carriage movable along said support,l a roc table bar cooperating with said support to support said setting carriage, a rotary threaded actuator shaft, an indicating carriage, a. part in said indicating carriage having threaded engagement with said shaft for movementby said shaft, mechanism for rotating said shaft to move said indicating carriage toward said setting carriage, devices supported by saidsetting carriage and operated by said indicating carriage for rocking saidrockable bar, and means operated by sai l"1'ockabie bar for stopping rotation Vof said shaft, said means including a dog slidably spring set on said roclahle bar for rocking movement therewith, and a projection on said actuator shaft adapted to engage said dog, said dog being movable on engage-V ment by said setting carriage away from the path of said projection.

26. In a measuring machine, a measuring means, a severing means, means normally locking said severing means against severing movement, and means adapted to be operatively associated With said measuring means, on determination thereby oi a selected moasurement, for releasing said locking means.

27. In a measuring machine, a material operable measuring roller. a lockable actuator operable by said meas ring roller, a carriageborne lby and alongl said actuator, a measuring scale cooper-able with said carriage, actuator locking means associated with said carriage for actuation thereby when in adetermined position, roller locking means normallyy latched by said actuator' locking means adapted Yfor actuation when said measuring roller and carriage are in determined positions, holding means adapted to retain said roller locking means in actuated position, and means associated with said holding means cooperable with said carriage on movement thereof from said determined position for releasing said roller locking means.

28. In a measuring machine. a material operable measuring roller, a lockable actuator operable by said measuring roller,a carriage borne by and along said actuator, a measuring scale cooperable with said carriage, actuator locking means associated with said carriage Lfor actuation therebyavhen in a determined position, roller locking means nor-VVV mally latched by said actuator locking means adapted for actuation when said measuring roller and carriage are in determined positions, holding means adapted to retain said roller locking means in actuated position, means associated with said holding means cooperable with said carriage ou movement thereof from said determined position for releasing said roller locking means, and means operable onreleasesof said holding means for returning both of said locking means to normal position.

29. In a measuring machine, a material operable measuring roller, a gripping roller separable from but normally grippingly associated with said measuring roller, a lockable actuator operable by said measuring roller, a carriage borneY by andalong said actuator, a Vmeasuring scale cooperable with said carriage, actuator locking means associated with said carriage for actuation thereby when in a determined position, roller separating means, and operating means for said separating nieansnormally latched bysaid actuator locking means adapted for actuation when said measuring roller and carriage are in determined positions. i

30. In a measuring machine, a material operable measuring roller, a. gripping roller separable from but normally grippingly associated with said measuring roller, a lockable actuator normally7 operable by said measuring roller, a carriage borne by and along said actuator, a measuring scale cooperable With said carriage, actuator locking means associated'with said carriage to be actuated thereby when in a determined position, roller separating means, operating means for said separating means, severing means for operating on the measured material, operating means for said severing means, and locking means operatively associated with both of said operating means normally latched by said actuator locking means adapted for actuation When said measuring roller and carriage are in determined position. i l

31. In a measuring machine, a material operable measuring roller, aV gripping roller separable from but normally grippingly associated Withsaid measuring roller, a lockable vactuator normally operable by said measuring roller, a carriage borne by and along said actuator, a measuring scale cooperable with said carriage, actuator locking means associated with said carriageto be actuatedthereby when in a determined position, roller separating means, operating means for said separating means, severing means for operating on Ythe measured material, operating means for said severing means, locking means operatively associated with bot-h of said operating means normally FERDINAND TILLMAN. 

